A half-dozen bicycles valued at $30,000 were stolen from a Newbury Park shop last week, with authorities ultimately arresting three out-of-area suspects over the course of several days.

Events unfolded starting shortly before 5:30 a.m. June 6, when an alarm went off at Michael’s Bicycles, 2257 Michael Drive in the Newbury Park area of Thousand Oaks.

The bike shop’s owner, remotely accessing the store’s video surveillance system, saw three males inside, authorities said. Deputies with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, which provides police services in Thousand Oaks, arrived and found the three had broken a front window to get in, authorities said. The trio allegedly took six high-end bicycles worth a total $30,000.

Jason Brown(Photo11: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/VENTURA COUNTY SHERIFF)

Authorities determined they had loaded the bikes into a moving van, with two of the men driving off in the van. The other man left in a Ford sport utility vehicle with paper dealership plates, authorities said.

Around 5:50 a.m., a deputy with the sheriff’s Moorpark station saw both vehicles driving east on Highway 118 through Simi Valley, then followed them until they got off at Topanga Canyon Road, authorities said. The moving van pulled into a mobile home park, stopping there, while the Ford SUV continued down Topanga Canyon Road, out of sight, authorities said.

The driver and passenger fled from the moving van, leading to a short foot pursuit, authorities said. One, identified as 46-year-old Mark Walters, of Van Nuys, was arrested on suspicion of a felony burglary offense, authorities said. The passenger initially got away.

Thousand Oaks detectives identified the other two suspects as 22-year-old Jason Brown, of Agua Dulce, and 48-year-old Michael McClafferty, of Seal Beach.

On June 8, detectives found Brown leaving a Van Nuys house with another man, authorities said. Detectives arrested Brown on suspicion of a felony burglary offense. A probation search at the residence turned up methamphetamine, heroin, a stolen firearm, two stolen vehicles and evidence of an illegal “chop shop” operation, authorities said. The Los Angeles Police Department is conducting a follow-up investigation into those issues.

On Monday, Thousand Oaks detectives located the third suspect, McClafferty, in Culver City, authorities said. He was taken into custody without incident and arrested on suspicion of a felony burglary offense.

As of Tuesday evening, McClafferty remained in Ventura County jail in lieu of $70,000 bail, jail records showed. The other two suspects were no longer in custody, jail records showed.